The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-08-05
MCGEE. OF TO0NE SHOOTS a FEW
PROHIBITION sLUGS INTO
MORRIS. OF GRAND JUNO
TION.
EDITOR BULLETIN:

Lnhl D6C1ubS same laws GAlSb WulCu
abrIdge the personal liberty of cih-
zens is no reas IN o hers should be
enacted. nov sir. let's admit that
it is an encrOAchmynt upon personal
liberty. When people let Ihei ap-
petiles yet the upperhand Of their
better judgement so completely, and
that too, to the shame, disgrace
and suffering of their families, should
not some steps be take II If not to re-
strain them-ro protect their wives
and children? believe in liberty,
and am always ready to defend lib
erty under reasonable circumstances,
but when / see pc Iple that won't re-
spect and appreciate privileges al
lowed them, but trample them I'M
der foot, then they have no
fun her need of liberty, and it should
be taken away, AS Christ took the
one talent from the slOthful servant.
We once had the right to own slav es
and use them to our advantage, but
like the right to make and sell liq-
uor and use il to adv antage. it was
shamefully and siniully abused, and
our citizens W lao had the love of
their country at heart seeing where
slavery was leading to-. took ste ps
to remove this curse and the step
proved to be a blessing. So will
this step if 1t is carried into effect.
No doubt there will be money lost
at first, SO was there when the negro
was liberated, but as we look not
for present, but future blessings, let
us have it. We have a law for the
prohibition of murder, yet men
are killed occasionally. The sale
Of whlskey is killing thousands an
nuaIly. 1t is slow but a sure
death. Then let Us not try to dodge
facts to establish fancies.
Our correspondent says "every
man Is the architect of his own for
tune" Well, when lie architects
his fortune into a sad misfortune,
and not only his but Others around
him, although he be not child but
a man, he ought to be stopped.
/ am sorry to say that we
have so many men who are not
able to manage themselves in the
whiskey line.
He argues icely, but is on the
wrong side of the fence. He says
no man can prove that this country
would have made greater progress
without liquor than it has with.
Well, We never could prove it, un.
less we try 1t awhile without whisk'
ey, o let's have the test and see
what the future Will bring about
He says we have nothing but the
lamp of experience to guide us
then as we have no experience in
this line we will have to take the
experience Of Our sister prohibition
states to be true, and try to prof
thereby. Let him read Atlantai
experience as published in your pa
per. How sweet, grand and glorio Vi
is Atlanta's experience. Oh! thai
Tennessee two years hence may have
such an experienced
ashland Miss. attempts plOhibi'
ton hut signally fails. WhisKey
was being sold in 8 snort distance Of
the court hou while court was ii
session ana such will be the case in
| Tennessee if this amendment Car.
ries." Well if it turns out this way
anti prOhibitionists need not kick
about whether it is carried or not
WhIskey will retain its even tenor
and march its thousands on to Hell
annually as it does now, and / guess
we can get enough fines out of those
who violate the law by selling it ts
equal a high license after all. This
ought to satisfy our Junction friend
Il oppose this measure from y re-
ligious standpoint" GID forgive
the expression, if this be the worthy
correspondent, he had better ObsY
the command, "Search the scri pit
ures," and find how sadly he is misc
taken when he says the Bible does
not denounce liquor. "Christ ma c
and drank wine and 1t was intoxi-
eating" What would you think il
you were to see minister of the Cos
pei walk into a saloon and call for
in intoxicating wine, and he were to
tell you he was folio wing the exam
pie of his LoId aud Master. He
could safely say it if our corresPOh-
dents argument be true. God for,
bid that such an idea should ever
be instilled into the minds Of cur
people,
Touch not, taste not, handle not.
Wine is a mOcker and strong drink
is raging. Woe unto him that put
eth his bottle to his fellow-man's
lips and maketh him drunk" This
is scripture. Do You deny iI2
Morris speaks as one having outhori-
ty. ask by whose authority does
he speak, lie says: The Bible
does not condemn intoxicating Iiq-
mr. il condemns the abuse Of our.